Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,267 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

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Tennessee counties
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Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church (1835- )
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Aja Brown (1982- )
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Evelyn Preer (1896-1932)
US Supreme Court in Old Senate Chamber of the US Capitol, 1860-1935
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(1927) Gong Lum v. Rice

Explore Global African History

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Hausa City States (ca. 1000-1815)
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Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1985)
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The Golden Stool (17th c.- )
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Harlem Désir (1959- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Nicomedes Santa Cruz: A Black Public Intellectual in Twentieth-Century Peru
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“Yes We Can”: Barack Obama’s Road to the White House, 2008
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What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.
Market exterior and cars, South Side Chicago, ca. 1970
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The Nation of Islam’s Economic Program, 1934-1975

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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